Scottie Scheffler reveals he played through 'pretty painful' illness during the BMW Championship

For Scottie Scheffler, finishing in 12th place at a tournament is not spectacular, as golf fans are accustomed to seeing his name at the top of the leaderboard.

However, when you play through hand-foot-and-mouth disease, finishing 12th at the BMW Championship is remarkably impressive. After shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday, Scheffler revealed what he dealt with throughout the week.

"So to start the week it was pretty painful to grip the club," Scheffler said. "If I was smarter maybe I would have pulled out...